AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 84, 27 December 1884, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

— — ♦ — : [bEUTEB's TELEGBAMS. j Sydney. December 26. At the Australian Jockey Club's meet* ing to-day the race for the Summer Cup. llj miles, was won by Brown- and-Rose, Lord Clitden 2nd, Merlin 3rd. An unsuccessful attempt was made today upon the life of Bishop Torrejam. i Armidale, a man who has been ascer rained to be a lunatic, fired at the bishop while the latter was standing at the altar, but the shot did not take effect. M--80---NE, December 26. The intercolonial cricket match between an eleven of Victoria and New South Wales commenced here to-day. The visitors went in first, and their first inn ings closed for 277. Murdoch was the highest scorer with 69. The Victorian Press generally c.--presses great indignation at the hoisting of the German flag on tbe north coast of New Guinea. Mr Service, Premier, presented a memorandum to the Governor expressing much surprise at the action of the German naval officers after the assurance of the Imperial Secretary of State tor th • colonies. The memorandum further sta es that Ministers are greatly disappointed at the want of response displayed by the Imperial Government towards the aspirations of the Australasian colouies. Ministers also complain (it the continued inaction which has been manifested by the Imperial Government, and demand that immediate steps should be taken to have annexed for Australia such islands as are still available.